Preventative Care: Older Child

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Soon to Be 6 Month Old Is Wheezing

A.M. asks from Phoenix

My son will be 6 months old on Feb 6th. He got a bad cold while in day care about 2 1/2 months ago and has not seemed to be the same since. We have gone to the doctor...

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The Perfect Pet

D.M. asks from Lima

I am in search of the perfect pet for my soon to be 7 year old daughter. She is allergic to cats and dogs and has asthma so we need a hypoallergenic pet. We've trie...

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Is the Dentist Really That Necessary?

M.E. asks from San Francisco

My 7 year old really dislikes the dentist. She dislikes the attempts at x-rays (makes her gag), the teeth polishing, etc. Short of drugging her I really feel that I...

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How Do You Know Your Dentist Is Not Ripping You Off!

M.W. asks from Boise

I took my kids in for a dental exam. The regular dentist said they had cavities, like 3, and for them to go to a pediatric dentist. These are all in their back baby...

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3 Tots at Home, Can't Keeep Up!

M.G. asks from Chicago

Is there any way to improve keeping up with stuff in our day to day life, or is this just normal? :) Kids are 3, 2 and a 9-month-old baby. They do not nap, except the...

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Help! Any Advice on Stomach Flu

T.S. asks from Austin

Hi Ya'll, My 2 1/2 year old has the stomach flu - vomiting & diarea. I called his daycare and it has been making the rounds there. I know we should only give him B...

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Dental Anxiety

A. asks from Tallahassee

My 7 yo son saw the dentist last week and has a mouthful of dental trauma: 3 abscessed teeth (currently there are 2 pea-size bumps on the outside of his gum) and 4 c...

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Shark Teeth and Removal of Baby Teeth

J.M. asks from Washington DC

Hi moms, Last week I noticed my 6 year olds bottom teeth were growing in behind his baby teeth (like a second row of teeth). After googling it I found out this is ...

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Effect of Sugar on Children with Asthma

I.M. asks from Houston

Is there anyone with information about the effects of sugar on children especially in the acute phase of asthma. I have read that it affects the immune system, too. ...

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4 Month Old with Whooping Cough

L.S. asks from Atlanta

I'm sitting here at the hospital and running on 2 hours of sleep total in 48 hrs. My little 4 month old daughter was diagnosed with whopping cough. Last night at our ...